stent

CEFRC1

/stɛnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small tube placed inside a body passage to keep it open.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An allotted portion; a stint.

Examples

  • A stent is a tube used to keep a passage in the body open.

  • The cardiologist inserted a small stent to open the clogged artery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.

  2. A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.

More examples

In context

  • The surgeon placed a small stent in the patient's artery.

  • The hundred-and-oneth stitch was my stent, and it's done. I'm not ever going to take the hundred and twoth. I've decided.

  • Tiny metal sleeves placed in arteries to keep blood flowing, stents have become such a popular quick fix for clogged coronary vessels that Americans will receive more than 1.5 million of them this year.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The doctor inserted a small metal blank to open the blocked artery.

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Origin

noun

Unclear. Possibly named after dentist Charles Stent. The English surname is a variant of Stein.